28-year old Aparajita Rai has created history by becoming Sikkim’s first female IPS officer. She was allocated IPS cadre after getting 358th rank in UPSC 2012 Examinations. She determined to appear for the civil services exams after facing troubles during and after her father’s death.

She determined to appear for the civil services exams after facing troubles during and after her father’s death.

She lost her father, a divisional forest officer, when she was merely eight. After this, the responsibility to run the house came on her mother, a school teacher. It was then a young Aparajita experienced the insensitive attitude of government officials. She said, “Anyone who comes to me should not face the same harassment or agony which people generally encounter in government offices.”

She told The Better India, “There is no awareness about Civil Services. A majority of us think that the best we can get is a government job. Many young guys from Sikkim don’t want to go out and compete. It is only when you sharpen your edges, you will be sharp.”

Below are some facts about the strong woman:

• She cracked UPSC in 2011 too and became the first Sikkimese to get such a high rank in these exams.
• She is currently posted in Hoogly, West Bengal.
• She has won many awards including the 1958 Batch IPS Officers’ Trophy for the best Lady Outdoor Probationer, Shri Umesh Chandra Trophy for Field Combat, The 55th Batch of Senior Course Officers Trophy for Best Turn Out and West Bengal Govt Trophy for Bengali.
• She was an extremely bright student. She was a state topper and scored 95 percent in ISC exams, receiving the Best Girl All Rounder Shrimati Ratna Pradhan Memorial Trophy in Tashi Namgyal Academy. She won a gold medal from the National University of Juridical Sciences on completing her BA LLB studies.

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